Queer Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: Sept. 20-24, 2018

Your weekly roundup of LGBTQ happenings.

Thursday, Sept. 20

• At 8 p.m., visit Under The Radar Brewery for Drag Queen Bingo. Hosted by Blackberri, who was voted OutSmart’s Best Host and Emcee 2017, drag bingo is a free event for people of all ages. More info here.

• At 11 p.m., go to JR’s Bar & Grill for So You Think You Can Drag. The amateur drag night will be hosted by Houston’s Kofi. More info here.

Beto O’Rourke, left, and Ted Cruz (CNN)

Friday, Sept. 21

• At 5:30 p.m., Axelrad hosts a watch party for the first senatorial debate between Congressman Beto O’Rourke and Senator Ted Cruz. The Beto For Texas team will provide on-site voter registration. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 9. More info here.

• At 7 p.m., Ensemble Theatre Houston presents OUT at Ensemble, an LGBTQ pre-show mixer for its production of Da Kink in My Hair. More info here.

• From Friday at 7 p.m. through Sunday, Las Vegas drag performer London Adour will perform five shows at Hamburger Mary’s Houston. More info here.

• At 7 p.m., watch Love Simon at Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church. Every Saturday, the church will screen a recent film in its sanctuary. More info here.

• At 9 p.m., the Houston Gaymers host Main Meetup 2018 at Guava Lamp. Meet fellow LGBTQ gamers while playing games from every major console. More info here.

Sheriff Lupe Valdez (Facebook)

Sunday, Sept. 23

• At 1 p.m., Pride Portraits will host an Open Shoot for the LGBTQ community and its allies. Eric Edward Schell will take photographs, and models will be asked an interview question about queer visibility. More info here.

• At 2 p.m., visit Chapman & Kirby for Sunday Funday with Texas gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez. Former Houston mayor Annise Parker and Andrew White will be in attendance to campaign for Valdez in her race against Governor Greg Abbott. More info here.

• At 3 p.m., those looking to volunteer at the Houston Rise Gala can register to do so at Guava Lamp. Human Rights Campaign Houston is in search of 100 volunteers for the event. More info here.

• At 7:30 p.m., out lesbian singer k.d. lang celebrates the 25th anniversary of her critically acclaimed album Ingenue, with a performance at the Houston Symphony. Don’t miss OutSmart’s recent story about lang. More info here.

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Lourdes Zavaleta is a staff writer for OutSmart magazine. She recently graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in journalism. When Zavaleta isn’t at OutSmart, she tutors writing at UH-Clear Lake. She also runs a comedy Twitter account with over 34,000 followers.